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Respiratory System

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the small balloon-like air sacs of the lungs called?

a)

Air pockets

b)

Bronchial Balloons

c)

Alveoli

d)

Gas Exchange Chambers

2.

Why does the trachea have cartilage?

a)

Other tubes in the body are either bony or muscular so this one had to have something in between

b)

To keep it open

c)

It is a structural support for your lungs to maintain proper placement in the thoracic cavity

d)

To protect the esophagus behind it

3.

Why should you breathe through your nose?

a)

It warms the air

b)

It filters the air with nose hairs

c)

It oxygenates the air

d)

It moistens the air

4.

Which of these muscles allow you to breathe?

a)

Intercostals

b)

Thoracic Ribs Elevator

c)

Pectoralis Major

d)

Diaphragm

5.

Which of these things does not belong to the Respiratory System?

a)

Alveoli

b)

Bronchial Tubes

c)

Esophagus

d)

Nasal Conchae

6.

What is letter d?

a)

Trachea

b)

Bronchial Tubes

c)

Lungs

d)

Mouth

7.

f is referring to what part of the respiratory system?

a)

Bronchus

b)

Trachea

c)

Bronchial Tubes

d)

Alveoli

8.

Often colds are cause by which of these?

a)

Bacteria and Viruses

b)

Fungus

c)

Parasites

d)

Allergies

9.

Which of these is not a respiratory system ailment?

a)

Bronchitis

b)

Pleurisy

c)

Ulcers

d)

Sinusitis

10.

How does the gas exchange occur?

a)

Passive Diffusion

b)

Active Transport

c)

Reverse Osmosis

d)

Direct contact with the blood and air